Hosted in the Willy-Brandt-Haus, the World Press Photo 13 (13 June to 7 July, 2013) is a photo exhibition of the winning photographs in the yearly competition organized by the World Press Photo Foundation. The exhibition features 143 works by all of the 54 awarded photographers from 33 countries. The annual award presented by the
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15th Art Festival: 48 Stunden Neukölln
Known for its scope as the largest annual art festival in Berlin, this year’s 48 Stunden Neukölln, taking place from the 14th to the 16th June, managed to attract a lot of media attention and visitors to the often disregarded Berlin district – Neukölln. The specific aspect of the festival is its openness when it
All Nations Festival (15th June)
On June 15th Berlin had the honor of hosting a unique annual event, taking place in several embassies around the city: All Nations Festival 2013. The idea of the festival is to open the doors of different embassies and cultural institutions to visitors for a day, once a year, and present ethnic and cultural customs
Teju Cole receives International Literature Award for his novel Open City
This year’s International Literature Award, jointly presented by Haus der Kulturen der Welt (HKW) and Stiftung Elementarteilchen (Hamburg), was awarded to Teju Cole––a Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bard College. The award ceremony, along with readings from the works of all shortlisted authors nominated for the annual award, took place in Haus der Kulturen on
Interview with Yvonne Frazier, ECLA’s Vocal Ensemble Director and Vocal Instructor
The ECLA of Bard Vocal Ensemble delights us with great presentations at Christmas and graduation. It is not only the members of the ECLA of Bard community enjoying their performances, since the ECLA of Bard Vocal Ensemble also performs occasionally off campus. Behind their success there are many hours spent rehearsing, and a lot of
In the Light of Amarna: 100 Years of the Nefertiti Discovery
As the warm days of June approach the city of Berlin, the Die Bärliner summer team will be taking more and more trips to exhibitions, festivals, and other events happening this summer in the realms of our beautiful and exciting city. The first in the series of my summer articles about the city of Berlin
A Spy for a Day: Trip to the Stasi Museum in Berlin
The spring academic excursions, during which it’s possible to get out of class and combine a trip to the museum with a nice street walk around the city, are my favorite part of the curriculum. Even though this semester my selected courses didn’t generally include field trips, I used the chance to join the class
A Summer with Technical Difficulties
Since as long as I can remember, the month of June has represented the first month of a long hot summer in my home country, Bosnia. Refusing to give up on this summer philosophy, this past weekend I enthusiastically embarked on a 40-minute ride from Pankow to the 11th Open Air Gallery at Oberbaumbrücke, despite